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List Price: $21.98 | | Label: Sony Legacy
Salesrank: 1783
Released: October 20, 2009 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Live At The Isle of Wight (CD/DVD) Track Listing:
1. Introduction
2. Bird On The Wire
3. Intro to So Long, Marianne
4. So Long, Marianne
5. Intro: "Let's renew ourselves now..."
6. You Know Who I Am
7. Intro to Poems
8. Lady Midnight
9. They Locked Up A Man (poem)/A Person Who Eats Meat/Intro
10. One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong
11. The Stranger Song
12. Tonight Will Be Fine
13. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
14. Diamonds In The Mine
15. Suzanne
16. Sing Another Song, Boys
17. The Partisan
Editorial Review:
Nearly 40 summers ago on August 31, 1970, 35-year-old Leonard Cohen was awakened at 2 a.m. from a nap in his trailer and brought onstage to perform with his band at the third annual Isle Of Wight music festival. The audience of 600,000 was in a fiery and frenzied mood, after turning the festival into a political arena, trampling the fences, setting fire to structures and equipment - and stoked by the most incendiary performance of Jimi Hendrix's career.
As Cohen followed Hendrix's set, onlookers and (fellow festival headliners) Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Judy Collins and others stood sidestage in awe as the Canadian folksinger-songwriter-poet-novelist quietly tamed the crowd. Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Murray Lerner (From Mao To Mozart, Festival, Message To Love), perfectly captured Cohen's performance. Likewise, Columbia Records staff A&R producer Teo Macero did a brilliant job of supervising the live audio recording.
This CD/DVD package contains the new, beautiful film documentary by Lerner featuring interviews with fellow festival performers, as well as Cohen's full performance on CD. All tracks are previously unreleased (sans bits of "Suzanne" which were featured in the documentary Message to Love, also by Lerner). Included are live versions of classic songs from the first two Leonard Cohen LPs: "So Long, Marianne," "The Stranger Song," "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye," "Suzanne," "Bird On The Wire," "You Know Who I Am," and "The Partisan" as well as spoken word and poetry.
Also available on 180-gram Vinyl and Blu-ray
Live At The Isle of Wight (CD/DVD) Reviews:
Mesmerizing blast from the past! 
2009-12-28 - Leonard Cohen never disappoints. This combination of storytelling and musical performance gives insight into the character of Leonard Cohen. He grabs your attention from the start and never lets go. His rendition of 'Tonight Will Be' fine is a classic and his 'singing yelling' of this song cannot be found elsewhere and proves to be highly entertaining. Wish I could have been there!
Live at the Isle of Wight
2009-12-18 - Excellent concert. Almost makes me feel I'm there with the crowd! I've been a fan since the 60's. Leonard Cohen is as entertaining as ever! Great CD. I highly recommend it to fans and newcomers.
Leonard at his best!
2009-11-27 - All of us who love LC already know of his lyrics and of his personal style marked by his humility. He utilized his gifts to connect with and mesmerize 600,000 discontented and frustrated people. I loved seeing this concert as it helpe me gain a broader perspective of what the Isle of Wight was about. If you love LC then this is a must.
Isle of Weight Magic 
2009-11-26 - If you are either a new LC fan or have been for 40 + years this is an excellent DVD.
My daughter saw Cohen live this spring and really enjoyed the show. However when I showed her the DVD from 1970 she saw the power he had at that time. an amazing career spanning 40 years, and this brings back memories when these songs were new and fresh.
The Man Who Calmed The Storm
2009-11-21 - At last, living history on dvd where Cohen calms the hungry ,restless and angry crowd with his serene music and peaceful interpretation of life centered around his love and care for his fellow man -especially those who anguish.
One of a kind footage that has never been equalled by anybody ,in my opinion.
Lovingly filmed and beautifully produced.
Not to be missed by any Cohenites and anybody seeking a peaceful time to peruse this wonderfully put together product.
